Baling-press.



PATENTBD DEC. 3, 1907.

T. A. JONES.

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BALING PRESS.-

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1907- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

atto'nnugp bihty and efliciency THOMAS A. JONES, OF STAMFORD, TEXAS.

BALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed August 1. 1907. Serial No. 386,637.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stamford, in the county of J ones and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Bailing-Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to baling presses and its object is to provide means whereby reciprocal motion may be directly transmitted from a revoluble actuating element to a plurality of plungers movable within separate baling compartments, thereby greatly simplifying the mechanism usually necessary to produce this result and increasing the duraof the machine.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through a portion of the power transmitting mechanism.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the body of the machine which, if preferred, can be mounted upon wheels so as to be conveniently moved from place to place. This body may be constructed in any suitable manner and is provided at one end with diagonally disposed press boxes 2 each of which constitutes the body of a baling press. These boxes may be constructed in the usual or any preferred manner and each of them has a hopper 3 opening into the compression compartment 4 thereof so as to direct material to be baled into the path of a follower 5. Mounted upon the opposite end portion of the body 1 1s a vertically disposed drive shaft 6 the upper portion of which is journaled in a cap plate 7 supported by standards 8. Secured to the upper end of the shaft and revoluble therewith is a plate 9 to which a sweep 10 is fastened and a brace rod 11 connects the outer end of this sweep with the plate 9 so that the sweep and plate are held rigidly together. A drive gear 12 is secured to and rotates with shaft 6 and meshes with a smaller gear 13 located at one end of a shaft 14. This shaft extends longitudinally upon the body 1 and is mounted in suitable standards 15. A

bracket 16 extends from one of the bearings 15 and overhangs one end of the shaft. Another bracket 17 extends from the lower portion of bearing 15 and the two brackets constitute bearings for trunnions 18 extending in opposite directions from a ring 19. Frustoconical rollers 20 are located within the ring at diametrically opposite points and at equal distances from the trunnions 18 and these rollers project into an annular groove 21 formed within a wheel 22 which is secured to and arranged obliquely upon the shaft 14. Trunnions 23 extend from the periphery of ring 19 at points directly outside of the rollers 20 and pivotally mounted on these trunnions are sleeves 24 each of which is rovided with cars 25. Stems 26 are rigidly connected to and extend from the followers 5 and these stems are pivotally mounted between the ears 25 as shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 2. Brace rods 27 preferably connect the upper bracket 16 with the respective press boxes.

In using the machine herein described the material to be baled is fed to the respective press boxes from the hoppers 3. When shaft 6 is rotated motion is transmitted through gears 12 and 13 to shaft 14 which, in turn, revolves the obliquely disposed wheel 22. As the ring 19 is mounted to oscillate upon its trunnions 18 it is apparent that as this wheel 22 turns the groove 21 in which the rollers 20 are located willcause the ring 19 to positively swing so as to impart a reciprocal movement to the followers 5. It is of course obvious that the length of the strokes of the followers will depend upon the incline of wheel 22 and that the speed of reciprocation will depend upon the relative sizes of the gears 12 and 13. Power mechanism such as herein described will effectually operate the followers and will require the minimum power because of the great leverage which is obtained by the provision of the oscillatory ring and the revoluble oblique wheel.

That is claimed is:

1. In a baling press the combination with a body and diagonally disposed press boxes mounted thereon; of an oscillatory ring disposed above the body, followers within the press boxes and pivotally connected to the ring, and revoluble means within the ring for oscillating the same.

2. In a baling press the combination with diagonally disposed press boxes, and a follower within each box; of an oscillatory ring,

pivotal connections between the ring and followers, and means revoluble within the ring for oscillating the same.

3. In a baling press the combination with a plurality of press boxes, and a follower within each box; of an oscillatory ring, pivotal connections between the ring and followers, and revoluble means within the ring for oscillating the same.

- 4. In a baling-press the combination with press boxes and a follower Within'each box;

of an oscillatory ring, pivotal connections between the ring and followers, oppositely extending projecting devices within the ring, and an obliquely disposed annular grooved wheel revoluble within the ring and engaging a projecting device.

5. In a baling press the combination with a plurality of press boxes, and a follower within each box; of a drive shaft, a driven shaft,- gears for transmitting motion from the drive to the driven shaft, an obliquely dis posed annular grooved wheel upon the driven shaft, a ring surrounding said wheel, oppo sitely extending trunnions upon the ring, oppositely disposed projections within the ring and engaging the wheel, and pivotal connections between the ring and followers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS A. JONES.

l/Vitnesses:

J. F. OALLrooArn, V. D. BOWEN. 

